महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-16

कच्चिद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रः सपुत्र उपेक्षते ब्राह्मणातिक्रमान्वै ।
कच्चिन्न हेतोरिव वर्त्मभूत उपेक्षते तेषु स न्यूनवृत्तिम् ॥१६॥

16. kaccidrājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputra; upekṣate brāhmaṇātikramānvai ,
kaccinna hetoriva vartmabhūta; upekṣate teṣu sa nyūnavṛttim.

16. kaccit rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sa-putraḥ
upekṣate brāhmaṇa-atikramān
vai kaccit na hetoḥ iva vartma-bhūtaḥ
upekṣate teṣu sa nyūna-vṛttim

16. I hope that King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with his sons, does not overlook the transgressions committed against the brahmins. I also hope that he does not, for some hidden reason or by becoming an instrument (for others), disregard the decline in their livelihood.

16. האם המלך דְהְרְטַרָאשְׁטְרַה ובניו מתעלמים מפגיעות בבְּרַהְמִינִים? והאם הוא, אשר משמש להם דוגמה, אינו מתעלם מחסרון בפרנסתם כאילו מתוך סיבה כלשהי?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, perchance, surely

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• स-पुत्रः (sa-putraḥ) - with sons, accompanied by his son

• उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - overlooks, disregards, neglects

• ब्राह्मण-अतिक्रमान् (brāhmaṇa-atikramān) - transgressions against brahmins

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, perchance, surely

• न (na) - not, no

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for some hidden reason (for a reason, from a cause)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• वर्त्म-भूतः (vartma-bhūtaḥ) - become a path, becoming an instrument

• उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - overlooks, disregards, neglects

• तेषु (teṣu) - among those brahmins (in them, among them)

• स (sa) - he (King Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (he)

• न्यून-वृत्तिम् (nyūna-vṛttim) - reduced livelihood, diminished maintenance

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, perchance, surely

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)

स-पुत्रः (sa-putraḥ) - with sons, accompanied by his son

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-putra

sa-putra - with son(s)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+putra)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - overlooks, disregards, neglects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upekṣ

Present Tense

3rd person, singular, middle voice

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

ब्राह्मण-अतिक्रमान् (brāhmaṇa-atikramān) - transgressions against brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa-atikrama

brāhmaṇa-atikrama - transgression against brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+atikrama)

• brāhmaṇa – brahmin, priestly
  noun (masculine)
• atikrama – transgression, violation, excess
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, perchance, surely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for some hidden reason (for a reason, from a cause)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

वर्त्म-भूतः (vartma-bhūtaḥ) - become a path, becoming an instrument

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartma-bhūta

vartma-bhūta - become a path, serving as a means/instrument

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vartman+bhūta)

• vartman – path, way, road
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, existing, past (as participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - overlooks, disregards, neglects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upekṣ

Present Tense

3rd person, singular, middle voice

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तेषु (teṣu) - among those brahmins (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

स (sa) - he (King Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न्यून-वृत्तिम् (nyūna-vṛttim) - reduced livelihood, diminished maintenance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nyūna-vṛtti

nyūna-vṛtti - reduced livelihood, diminished existence/maintenance

Compound type : karmadharaya (nyūna+vṛtti)

• nyūna – deficient, lacking, reduced, less
  adjective (masculine)
• vṛtti – livelihood, maintenance, conduct
  noun (feminine)

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